Five die as Navy F-14 crashes into Nashville home
A Navy F-14 Tomcat crashed into a red brick house south of Nashville International Airport during a training mission injuring no one on the ground. Five people including the two crew members are dead, with the pilot Lt Cmdr John Stacy Bates and radar interceptor officer Lt Graham Alden Higgins among the victims. The crash, under investigation, followed Bates's prior incident with an F-14 and involved VF 213, amid questions about repeated mishaps in the squadron.
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VF 213
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Adm
Brent Bennett
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Rape suspects seek leniency on Okinawa case
In Okinawa NAHA prosecutors seek 10 year terms for three U S servicemen accused of raping a 12 year old girl. One defendant says God forgives him hoping the court will too. Defense argues sentences are too severe while the case fuels anti military sentiment on the island. A verdict by a three judge panel is due March 7.
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Woodville
Texas
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Boys who drop 5 year old from window sent to prison
CHICAGO AP Two boys aged 12 and 13 were sentenced to indefinite youth custody for dropping 5 year old Eric Morse from a 14th floor window on Oct 13 1994 after he refused to steal candy They were found delinquent in the killing Judge Carol Kelly said the state must craft treatment plans within eight weeks The case centers on a brutal act against a younger vulnerable child with rehabilitation emphasized over punishment
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Cook County
Carol Kelly
Eric Morse
Eric
Du Pont search finds gun but no explosives at estate
Police clearing John E. du Pont’s Newtown Square estate found a .38 revolver believed to be the murder weapon but no booby traps or explosives. The 57 year old heir, arraigned on murder and weapons charges, remains jailed as police continue to probe motives and the Foxcatcher wrestling connection on his 800 acre property.
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Saddam denies cancer reports amid winter swim claim
Iraqi News Agency quotes Saddam Hussein at a Baghdad cabinet meeting denying cancer rumors. He says he is in very good health and not suffering any sickness, joking he would swim the Tigris if not winter. News agencies monitored in Nicosia reported the denial.
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Farmers attack KFC outlet in Bangalore India
Nearly 100 farmers broke through a police cordon and smashed up a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Bangalore demanding the chain leave India. Police commissioner Tirumala Srinivasulu said guards were surprised and the protesters were arrested. No injuries were reported.
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San Francisco Adds Symbolic Gay Wedding Ceremony
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure granting gay couples the right to a symbolic wedding after registering as domestic partners. It awaits a second reading on February 5 and takes effect March 21, with estimates of up to 1,000 couples opting for the ceremony.
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Board of Supervisors
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Migden
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Traditional Values Coalition
Green card lottery opens for 55000 visas nationwide
The government will issue 55000 permanent resident visas in its third annual green card lottery open to most foreigners both abroad and in the United States. Excluded are natives of Canada, China including Hong Kong, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, India, Jamaica, Mexico, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland, and Vietnam. Applicants need a high school education or two years in an occupation requiring two years of training and must submit a 1.2 inch photo. Applications run February 12 to March 12.
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Jamaica
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Taiwan
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
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Buchanan tops Alaska straw poll in GOP race
Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes led Alaska’s Republican straw poll, finishing first and second with nearly twice the votes of Bob Dole. Dole faces challenges to his front-runner status ahead of the February Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. Buchanan called the result phenomenal in a Davenport, Iowa interview.
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Alaska
Pat Buchanan
Steve Forbes
Bob Dole
Mr. Dole
Iowa
New Hampshire
Buchanan
Davenport
British soldiers die as NATO clears Bosnian minefield
NATO engineers reached the wrecked Spartan armored carrier after an 11 hour effort in Mrkonj Grad to recover three Light Dragoons soldiers killed by a mine. Maj. Kilpatrick said the men are dead as the mission underscores mine dangers in Bosnia.
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Stephen Kilpatrick
Gornji Vakuf
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Germany
Potent new three drug AIDS therapy shows strong early results
Researchers report a triple regimen featuring indinavir with AZT and 3TC significantly suppresses HIV in most of 26 patients after six months. While not curative, the combination slowed disease progression and could extend lives, though durability remains uncertain.
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Gerald Friedland
Yale University
Merck & Co
Rey Gulick
New York University
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